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Allen Mawer

Sir Allen Mawer

FBA
Born(1879-05-08)8 May 1879
Bow, London, England
Died22 July 1942(1942-07-22) (aged 63)
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
NationalityEnglish
Spouse
Lettice Mona Kathleen Heath
(after 1909)
Children5
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Notable works
  • The Vikings (1913)
  • Place-Names of Northumberland and Durham (1920)

Sir Allen Mawer, FBA (8 May 1879 − 22 July 1942) was an English philologist. A notable researcher of Viking activity in the British Isles, Mawer is best known as the founder of the English Place-Name Society, and as Provost of University College London from 1929 to 1942.